Tag: Midterm Elections 2018
Pro-environment groups spent millions on ‘green’ midterm candidates
Aside from the midterms, organizations are also funding pro-environment lobbying efforts. So far in 2018, $13.2 million has been spent for lobbying on environmental issues.
Making meaning of the elections and navigating what comes next
As we stay engaged to make sure all the votes are counted, we also begin to shift toward reflection, recalibration and recommitment.
Midwest midterms hold keys to victory in 2020
“Democrats in these states ran on health care, education, and other bread-and-butter issues."
Deb Haaland, one of nation’s first Native Congresswomen, calls for probe...
"I’ll go to Congress to make sure that we are paying attention to the issues that folks care about."
8 thinkers on the left explain what the midterm results mean...
“From now on there should be no excuse: anticipating such inevitabilities has to be made an active part of Democratic strategizing.”
The dark specter of an authoritarian government hangs over the Nov....
It’s a battle over whether this country will continue to have a democratic form of government or one under the control of authoritarian rule.
The best and worst midterm results for the environment
When it comes to the environmental implications of individual races and ballot measures, the night was about equally full of gains and losses.
8 midterms: Blue wave, red undertow
The 2018 election exposed once more how divided the country is – but it also showed how strongly the tide is running against Trump’s hateful brand of politics and the party that he continues to deform.
Trump’s only election strategy was racism
Republicans can only win by racial gerrymandering and voter suppression. And Trump can only win by using fear and racism.
Democrats won the House. To keep winning, they need to move...
Democratic operatives will use the midterm results to preach centrism, but the future of the party lies in its left flank.
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Four dark secrets about America
What America needs is a thorough transformation and a reset of the economic and political systems, which are now on dangerous and unsustainable paths.
Nuclear fusion won’t save the climate
But it might blow up the world.
Why the deep state hates Putin
Since World War II, America’s knee-jerk response to any diplomatic challenge has been to bully or bomb.
‘Just the next step’ toward justice for Tyre Nichols: Memphis police shutter SCORPION unit
Attorneys for Nichols' family called the move "appropriate and proportional" in response to his death and urged other cities to follow suit but also stressed that "misconduct is not restricted to these specialty units."
Largest fossil fuel plant in New York City could become nation’s first to convert...
“The repowering of Ravenswood with offshore wind is a community-driven approach to invest in a disadvantaged community and support New York in meeting its clean energy and economic goals.”